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I am co-author of a literature-based cookbook, The Book Lover’s Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by Great Works of Literature and the Passages that Feature Them (Wenger & Jensen, Ballantine, 2003), and an award-winning novel, Don’t You Marry the Mormon Boys (Bonneville Books, 2007). Gabriel’s Daughters was released in January 2015 by Jolly Fish Press.

Don't You Marry the Mormon Boys won the gold medal in Cultural Fiction in the Readers Favorite International Book Award Contest (2012). Gabriel's Daughters won the silver award in Cultural Fiction in the Readers Favorite International Book Award Contest (2013).

“The Inheritance” appears in the Parables for Today anthology (Cedar Fort, Inc., 2012).

“Baking Day” recently won second place in The Writer ma ...more

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	Don't You Marry the Mormon Boys 3.44 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gabriel's Daughters 4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book Lover's Cookbook by Shaunda Kennedy Wenger (Goodreads Author), Janet Kay Jensen (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing Secrets: A Comprehensive Guide to Writing Fiction & Nonfiction in the LDS Market by B.J. Rowley (Goodreads Author), Janet Kay Jensen (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parables for Today by Kenny Kemp (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Farland (Goodreads Author), Marilyn Brown 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magic Of Stories: Literature Based Language Intervention by Carol J. Strong, Janet Kay Jensen (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gruff Variations by Eric James Stone (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Janet Kay Jensen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), George Nikolopoulos (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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